Street View

Street View Camera Loan Application

The Google Street View camera loan program is here to help you share 360 experiences
from amazing places around the world via Google Maps.

This program is open to pro photographers, travelers, and organizations (such as
tourism boards, non-profits, government agencies, universities or research groups).
It’s also open to others seeking to promote areas of cultural, historical or
touristic significance as well as those who intend to photograph business interiors.

Under this program, we may offer to lend you a Street View Trekker backpack or a
Street View app-compatible 360 camera, depending on availability and what may best
match your needs.

Important Notes

We are unable to satisfy all loan requests, but we appreciate your time and will
reach out to those we can.

This program is currently available for a limited set of countries, but we're
working to expand eligibility to additional countries in the future.

Your submission of an application will not guarantee that you will be selected.
Google will select participants at its sole discretion.

If selected for the program, Google will contact you regarding the manner in
which the camera will be delivered.

Google is not able to provide funding or sponsorship for applicants to the Street
View loan program, beyond the equipment loan itself.

Country where you’d like to use the loaner
cameraFor some of the cameras we offer, you may only use the camera
in the country where you reside.

Additional country

Additional country

Other Countries

Describe your interest in the Google Street View
camera loan program and your proposed projectProvide detail about
what you’d like to photograph, the locations you want to share with the world via
360 photography, and why you think it’d be useful to have imagery of those sites on
Google Maps. Tell us what makes the places you’re proposing amazing, describe the
type of imagery and any highlights you expect to capture.

What is the scale of this project?

A small site may be a
business or point of interest, whereas a large site may be a trail, multi-story
building, or city center.

1 to 5
small sites

More than 5 small sites

1 to 5
large sites

More than 5 large sites

Does your proposed project require a camera loan during a specific period
of time?

We cannot guarantee a loan during the requested dates, but
will try to accommodate when possible.

Yes

No

If yes, approximately what date would you like to
begin the loan?

Will you be photographing primarily indoors or outdoors?

Indoors/interiors

Outdoors/exteriors

Both indoors and outdoors

Generally, what is the main feature, category or theme
of the sites you plan to photograph?

Can you obtain the necessary permissions to capture imagery at this
location?

You are responsible for understanding and obtaining any
necessary permissions, e.g. written permissions, legal releases, filming permits,
or the like are often required from the organization that manages a site.

Yes — I can obtain the necessary permissions

Likely — I know the procedures to
obtain necessary permissions

No — I cannot obtain necessary permissions

I’m not
sure

What are the goals you’re hoping this imagery
collection/publication will achieve, and how do you plan to evaluate the success of
this project?For example, if you’re trying to improve tourism, do
you intend to track for increased foot traffic to your location following the
publication of the imagery? If you’re interested in increasing online traffic to
your webpages with the embedded imagery, are you planning to implement tracking
tools such as Google Analytics to measure success? What other goals do you have for
this imagery – positive press, increased number of donations, etc?

Please share your or your organization’s proposed PR
and marketing strategy for this projectFor example, are you
interested in promoting our partnership and the imagery at the collection and/or
launch of the imagery? Might you build a custom viewing experience via our Google
Maps and Street View APIs? Would you issue a press release or corporate blog post,
host a local event with key policymakers, pitch the story of our partnership to
relevant audiences, etc?

Are you planning to promote, share and repurpose the 360 photographs you
collect on your website, mobile app, and in other pieces of marketing material via
our Google Maps or Street View APIs?

Yes

No

Not sure

To expedite the application process, please review and
accept the terms of use. If your application is accepted and
you’re specifically invited to borrow a Trekker camera, a separate set of terms
will subsequently be provided.I have read and accepted the terms of
use for the Google Street View camera loan program.

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